anti-apartheid
adjective
an·ti-apar·theid
ˌan-tē-ə-ˈpär-ˌtāt 
-ˌtīt,
ˌan-ˌtī-
: opposed to the former apartheid policy in the Republic of South Africa
anti-apartheid groups
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In addition to its public support of anti-apartheid movements in South Africa, the ACHR continued to emphasize the significance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Time, 22 Sep. 2025
During its long liberation struggle, the ANC had to pursue its own foreign relations and sustained its anti-apartheid efforts by building international support, primarily from the Soviet bloc.
—Michelle Gavin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2025
Archbishop Desmond Tutu led the largest anti-apartheid march in South African history.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 13 Sep. 2025
In a 2010 oral history that is part of the Chicago anti-apartheid collection at Columbia College, Davis reflected on what was then an already lengthy political career.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
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Time, 22 Sep. 2025
During its long liberation struggle, the ANC had to pursue its own foreign relations and sustained its anti-apartheid efforts by building international support, primarily from the Soviet bloc.
—Michelle Gavin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2025
Archbishop Desmond Tutu led the largest anti-apartheid march in South African history.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 13 Sep. 2025
In a 2010 oral history that is part of the Chicago anti-apartheid collection at Columbia College, Davis reflected on what was then an already lengthy political career.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for anti-apartheid
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